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Hebrew
Etymology
From the Hebrew root ק־ט־ר (q-t-r), related to burning or smoking.
Verb
הִקְטִיר • (hiqtír) (hif'il construction)
- (transitive) to offer up (incense or burnt offerings), to turn into smoke
Tanach, Exodus 30:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶנָּה׃- v-hiqtír 'aláv Aharón q'tóret sammím ba-bóqer ba-bóqer b-heitivó et ha-nerót yaqtirénna.
- And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
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